Competition Between Solar Panels and Batteries

Problem Scenario

I just wanted to know what small motor would hold BB's better.

Broad Question

What controls a motor best with BB's on it?

Specific Question

What works best to control a motor, Solar panels, or batteries?

Hypothesis

I think the solar panels would work best because the batteries would lose energy while holding the BB's.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

Batteries and Solar Panels.(energy source)

Dependent Variable:

1. of weight the motor can carry.

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

Motor
Solar Panels
Batteries
BB's

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

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General Plan

Potential Problems And Solutions

1. I need to get batteries, Motors and Solar Panels.
2. Go to five sunny places to record data.
3. Go through it again and record again.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

During the procedure I will be extra careful of not getting shocked.

Experimental Design

(add the correct headings from the experimental design page before beginning)

Resources and Budget Table

Item	Where will you get this	Estimated cost
Motor	Mr.Biche	0.00
Batteries	At my house	0.00
Solar Panels	Mr.Biche	0.00
Notebook to record data	Mr.Biche	0.00
Poster Board	Wal-Mart	2.49

Data Table

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Background Research

References

Detailed Procedure

1. Got motor and a solar panel
2. Went to different places in the school that were sunny
3. collected data from those places
4. and recorded it in my journal.

Diagram

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Results

All Raw Data

Graphs

Photos

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Data Analysis

Solar panels didn't work as I wanted then too. The batteries worked so much better.

Conclusion

I found out that that the batteries were better to hold more BB's than the solar panel. I think that the batteries were stronger because it has more power than a solar panel.

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Discussion

Benefit to Community and/or Science

Abstract

when I was doing this I thought like I want to make it more interesting so I could add more pozzaz to it. So I decided to hang BB's on to see what could hold the better, the solar panels or the batteries. the batteries worked better because there was more power in them.